Planetary hours
in İzmir.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 18 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:09
- 4♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:00
- 6♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:38
- 11♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:34
- 12☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:38
- 3☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:52
- 6♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:10
- 10☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 18 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:22 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.